{"id":135131,"date":"2020-09-03T11:35:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T02:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=135131&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2020-09-03T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T02:35:20","slug":"fukuoka-prefecture-to-designate-priority-medical-facilities","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-prefecture-to-designate-priority-medical-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Prefecture To Designate Priority Medical Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka Prefecture is bracing for the next corona-infection spike by designating \u2018priority medical facilities.\u2019 The government recently reviewed its handling of the virus spread between January to July 2020 and 270 beds. The prefecture estimates the number of hospitalized patients might reach 753 at the next peak, including 108 in critical care. It is also considering reinforcing staffing of local health centers and outsourcing some tasks to handle the situations more effectively. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/region\/news\/200901\/rgn2009010005-n1.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sankei<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20200831\/5010009227.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NH<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-135132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/important-medical-facilities.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/important-medical-facilities.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/important-medical-facilities.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/important-medical-facilities.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/important-medical-facilities.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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